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Trade and plantations, boards of
The first of these commissions was suggested by Charles Davenant, son of Sir William Davenant, and an English author of note.
He proposed, in an essay, that the care of the American colonies should be made the province of a select number of lords and gentlemen of reputation both for parts and fortunes ; and suggested that it would be in their power to put things into a form and order of government that should always preserve these countries in obedience to the crown and dependence upon the kingdom.
At the same time, he advocated the keeping of the conditions of their charters sacred and inviolate.
A standing council of commerce had been established, but in 1673 it was dropped.
From that time until 1696 all disputes and regulations relating to commerce and the colonies were usually referred to a committee of the privy council.
The board of trade and plantations was established by King William III.
in that year.
It consisted of a first lord